Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn

Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn (22 April 1736-10 October 1811) was a Lieutenant-General in the Hanoverian army during the French Revolutionary Wars. Wallmoden-Gimborn was the illegitimate son of King George II of Great Britain, making him the uncle of King George III.

Biography
Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn was born in Hanover, Germany on 22 April 1736, the illegitimate son of King George II of Great Britain by a German mistress. He was raised in England, growing up at St. James' Palace and at Kensington Palace. Wallmoden-Gimborn became a prominent art collector, and, after a grand tour of Italy, he became a Major-General in the Hanoverian army. He fought in the French Revolutionary Wars, rescuing Wilhelm von Freytag from French captivity with a counterattack at the 1793 Battle of Hondschoote. On 5 July 1803, as commander-in-chief of the Hanoverian army, he capitulated to Napoleon's armies before they arrived. He died in 1811, and his nephew George III of Britain inherited his art collection.